Although he was held to one catch, Theissen passed for a score. As it turned out, the Jaguars didn't need any record-setting performance against the Thunderbirds (0-3), who lost for the fifth time in a row in a skid dating to last season.

Johnson quarterback Hunter Rittimann passed for 143 yards and two touchdowns. He also rushed for a score. Rittimann's 23-yard scoring pass to Coleman Fowler on fourth-and-10 opened the scoring. He followed an 8-yard run that gave Johnson a 14-0 lead midway though the first quarter.

One play after Ercan Novelo recovered a fumble, Theissen passed to Devlin Gilligan for a 16-yard score out of the wildcat formation. Zachary Elder added field goals of 33 and 19 yards to give the Jaguars a 27-0 halftime lead.

Johnson tallied a safety to cap the first drive of the third quarter, and Marcel Smith returned the subsequent kickoff 67 yards for a touchdown.